Sunday April 7th 2024-(Concert starts at 4.00 PM sharp) at Dr. Bhagat's Residence
6675 Minnow Pond Dr. West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Pandit Uday Bhawalkar
Uday Bhawalkar is among the foremost Dhrupad vocalists and has been a strong force in its growing recognition, popularity and resurgence, worldwide. Uday believes that when immersed in the note and raga, the self disappears and music takes on its own existence; the principle of ‘darshan’ in Indian philosophy.
Uday spent over 12 years studying and living in the traditional guru-shishya parampara with Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar (Vocal) and Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar (Rudra-Veena), the towering pillars of the Dhrupad tradition.
An inspiring, significant moment in this period was when Ustad Nasir Aminuddin Dagar, the eldest of the Dagar family, upon first hearing Uday’s performance in 1987, blessed him with a gold medal.
Uday has an engaging style and is able to reach out and communicate with audiences of all backgrounds. Since his first performance at Bhopal in 1985, Uday has performed in a number of prestigious festivals and events in India and abroad. Uday has widely performed in various countries in Europe along with USA, UK, Canada, Mexico, Israel, Japan , Morocco, Singapore , Nepal and Bangladesh and also collaborated with artists from other disciplines and cultures.
Besides being a performing artist par excellence, Uday is a very sensitive teacher and has a devoted following of students committed to pursuing the path of Dhrupad. He has taught internationally at institutions such as the Rotterdam Music Conservatory, the University of Washington,Seattle, and the Asian Music Circuit, London, to name a few.
Web: Uday Bhawalkar
Sukhad Munde
Sukhad plays Pakhawaj with Classical Vocalists, Instrumentalists (like Sitar, Sarod, Flute, Samvadini, Cello, Guitar, Rudra Veena, Vichitra Veena, Surbahar, etc), Katthak Dance. He does Jugalbandi with Tabla, Dholak, Drums, Djembe etc. Sukhad also plays in Taal-Vaadya kacheri & Western Fusion concerts.
Sukhad did a lot of concerts on the Wellknown Stages across India and Abroad.
He played at some Prestigious Concerts in Sweden, like Musik vid Siljan (Rättviksparken), Segrola Church, Bingsjöstämman (Bingjso).